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Catchment groups working in South and West Otago have highlighted the need to help community members understand what lives in the area’s streams and to encourage students to consider the impacts of their own land use.

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Cystic Fibrosis Otago, with Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand and University of Otago researchers will investigate how people with CF are cleaning antibiotic residue from their nebulisers and how this might be impacting on antibiotic resistance.

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Earthlore, bat scientists, DOC, Catlins Area School, and Tahakopa School are discovering where Long-tailed bats fly and forage in the region and matching the locations of bats to habitat and invertebrates present.

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Dunedin's primary school students are joining forces with scientists to see what things in urban greenspaces make good homes for the vulnerable velvet worm (Peripatus), and how to then create Peripatus-friendly areas at school.